"Commercial director Hiroshi Ishikawa's directorial
debut is a drama about six women who attempt to make it in current day Tokyo.
Harsh reality, loneliness, fragile dreams, subtle romance. Only the skies above
Tokyo can see all those things. Living their everyday
lives the best and worst they can. For them, every little moment becomes a
ritual of the ordinary and the exciting, a balancing act for their dreams and
hopes as the days perpetually tug on their heartstrings. "

Another beautiful
transfer from Region 2, Japan. The film has a very distinct look,
heavily influenced by the style of Wong Kar-Wai; the color schemes
utilized are beautifully reproduced. No visible edge enhancement, no
compression artifacts. Some slight graininess in dark scenes, clearly
a limitation of the source elements rather than of the DVD
transfer. Tiny specks of dust occur
within the frame occasionally. Yoko Kanno's haunting soundtrack (which here plays out in a
rather hushed, cinematic style rather than in the style of her earlier
anime works) is exquisitely reproduced, invoking a brilliant sensation
of sky and space. out of.